Can you get bird flu from food? What are the chances of human-to-human transmission? We posed some of your questions about the H5N1 virus to Dr Ooi Eng Eong, a professor of emerging infectious diseases at Duke-NUS Medical School. Read the explainer: [ Ссылка ]
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00:00 Introduction
00:25 Why should I care about the bird flu?
00:58 Can it transmit from human to human?
02:17 Can I get it from food?
03:14 Are the birds that appear in hawker centres safe for diners?
03:31 Symptoms of bird flu
04:51 Is there treatment or vaccine available for bird flu?
05:28 What's the difference between the bird flu virus and the COVID-19 virus?
06:10 Is Singapore prepared for the next pandemic?
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